Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.” “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown. His brother fun-maker shrugged his shoulders. “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident. Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading “TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.””
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading ““Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.”
third-person singular of “distinguish” — mark as different
From this reading “TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.””
a bad-tempered person
From this reading “TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.””
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading ““Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “His brother fun-maker shrugged his shoulders.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.””
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
for the reason that
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
a person who exercises control over workers
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading His brother fun-maker shrugged his shoulders.
a rude or vulgar fool
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
third-person singular of “distinguish” — mark as different
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His brother fun-maker shrugged his shoulders.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
a bad-tempered person
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His brother fun-maker shrugged his shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
and nothing more
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
roused to anger
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
past form of “ponder” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading His brother fun-maker shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading His brother fun-maker shrugged his shoulders.
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TEDDY DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF “The boss has an awful grouch on.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
at the time that
From this reading Just got a good act started when he had to go and spoil it.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes; I wonder what’s the matter with him,” pondered the clown.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Guess he’s mad because of young Forrest’s accident.
Chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 19 holds 114 sentences of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of The Circus Boys on the Flying Rings by Edgar B. P. Darlington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 114 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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